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Editors note: When Silicon Prairie got wind of Geekworld '99, a Red Hat Software contest in which a random group of Penguinheads were chosen for an all-expenses paid retreat to a T1-wired beach house in North Carolina, we knew we had to be there. After all, we knew many of you would want to be there. We sent Silicon Prairie contributing reporter Jason himself) to live it up with the Coke-swilling party of six Linux disciples. Meet the geeks. Red Hat Software of Raleigh, N.C., fully appreciated the effect the release of Red Hat Linux 6.0 would have on loyal customers.

Remember when resumes routinely contained that section at the end called "personal data"? More often than not these days that's not a good idea, says Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, president of About YOU Inc., an Atlanta career-coaching firm. "Don't include personal data like age, marital status, whether you have kids, your nationality," she said. "You don't want to put anything in that's not relevant to your work. "Do [you] really want to put a religious group in there or political party?

Maybe it isn't easy to be the daughter of one of the "Desperate Housewives," but that doesn't mean it isn't fun. Just ask Andrea Bowen, who'll be in her fourth season as Teri Hatcher's offspring on ABC's Sunday comedy-drama hit when new episodes resume. Julie Mayer has faced her own crises along the way, and the young actress who plays her is relishing every step on the path. "In this business, you never know," Bowen says. "You can have the most wonderful script and piece of work, and it completely bombs.

What about Brian? And, for that matter, about Marjorie? The on-and-off flirtation between the two reached a crisis point last spring, when he (Barry Watson) confronted her (Sarah Lancaster) about her apparent desire to be more than friends, despite her being the fiancee of his best friend (Matthew Davis) -- who, unbeknownst to them, witnessed their showdown. It'll be several months past that when the ABC comedy-drama "What About Brian" returns for its second season Monday, Oct. 9. Lancaster cautions anything can happen as the emotional action resumes.

Occupation: Actress. Birthday: Jan. 13, 1956. Birthplace: Chicago. Current home: Burbank, Calif. Marital status: Married a year. Car: A red 1990 Jeep Cherokee. Working on: "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," on NBC-TV. The last good movie I saw was: "Soap Dish." I stay home to watch: Reruns of "Little House on the Prairie." The book I`ve been reading is: "The Dance of Anger," by Harriet Lerner. Nickname: Face. Favorite performer: Paul Kelly.

Birthday: Sept. 15, 1960. Birthplace: A suburb of Minneapolis. Occupation: Actor. Current home: Studio City, Calif. Marital status: Single. Working on: Playing Colton Shore on "General Hospital" on ABC-TV. The last good movie I saw was: "Field of Dreams." I stay home to watch: "Cheers." The book I`ve been recommending lately is: A collection of short stories by J.D. Salinger. I wish I could stop: Criticizing myself. When nobody's looking, I: Sing-loudly-songs from musicals, like "Camelot," that I acted in. A really great evening to me is: Sitting at home in front of a fire on a cold rainy night with someone that I love.

Marilyn vos Savant is blase about her billing as one of the world's smartest people. "Oh, this is old stuff to me," said Vos Savant, who registered a record-breaking IQ of 230 as a 10-year-old. Vos Savant says her adult IQ has been measured at as high as 239. The average IQ is said to be 100. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Vos Savant as perhaps the smartest person in the world. The book's editors tracked her down through the Mega intelligence society, whose members have IQs of 180 or higher.

Marilyn vos Savant is blase about her billing as one of the world's smartest people. "Oh, this is old stuff to me," said Vos Savant, who registered a record-breaking IQ of 230 as a 10-year-old. Vos Savant says her adult IQ has been measured at as high as 239. The average IQ is said to be 100. New editions of the Guinness Book of World Records list Vos Savant as perhaps the smartest person in the world. The book's editors tracked her down through the Mega intelligence society, which considers for membership only those with IQs of 180 or better.

Cindy Lund and her fiance had set the wedding date, booked the hall and ordered the flowers by the time they discovered one problem with their impending nuptials: Cindy already was married. South Africa's Home Affairs office, which records births, deaths and marriages, had the 26-year-old listed as Mrs. Shahad Jahem. Lund, who never had met, much less married, anyone by that name, couldn't decide whether to laugh or cry. "I called Clint and said, `I'm married.' He was just quiet," she remembers of her fiance, Clint DeLange.

Dear Abby: I have been married to "John" for 18 years. We have two children. Four years ago, he found out that he has a son a year-and-a-half older than our oldest. My children welcomed "Ricky" and so did I. Now the problem: John wants us to treat Ricky like family, but we never hear from this child; only my husband talks to him. When Ricky visits, John waits on him hand and foot and acts like the perfect father. He pretends he doesn't hear Ricky make rude comments about me and my children.